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| Basic information | Name: Hautes Fagnes This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1965 Country: Belgium Mass:  185 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 3205 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 12 Dec 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 99:
Hautes Fagnes 50°35’N, 6°10’E Liège, Belgium Found: 1965 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL5) History: Found in the Hautes Fagnes region on a raised bog of sphagnum moss, during a school excursion. It was kept by a teacher for more than 40 years before being recognized as a meteorite. Classification: Classified by Walter De Vos (RBINS) using XRD, SEM-EDXA, electron microprobe, and SEM-EDS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB99 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
RBINS: Marleen De Ceukelaire
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, rue Vautier 29 - 1000 Brussels, Belgium (institutional address; updated 15 Jul 2015) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Liege, Belgium This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Belgium (plus 3 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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